In Costa Rica, Protests Against Shark Finning Gaining Momentum
Here on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, where I’m spending a blissful few days, the health of the ocean is key. I just heard about an enormous controversy raging here; it’s about shark finning in the area around Cocos Island. Shark fins are a delicacy popular in China and other Asian countries as an [...]
Parisian Desserts Without A Continental Shift
Next time you visit New Orleans, add a visit to Sucre to your must-do list, right after the cemetery tour and before the Mardi Gras museum. This Parisian-style patisserie serves the most decadent chocolates and cream-filled gateaux, not to mention the most divine caramel mousse torte you’ve ever tasted. The see-and-be seen atmosphere in the [...]
Discover the Incredible Local Cheesemakers of Sonoma Valley
It’s spring, the hills of northern California are smoothed over with a sheen of bright, electric green, and when that happens, thoughts turn to sheep and goats. Well, at least mine do, I guess because the baby goats and lambs look so cute silhouetted against that neon backdrop. A time-honored spring ritual in Sonoma is [...]
Yikes — No Ice Cream in Mexico?!
More than 95 percent of the desserts sampled from restaurants in Mexico tested positive for coliform bacteria, according to research to be published in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The researchers from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, selected a random sample of desserts from restaurants in [...]
